Thought he was back to his usual outstanding best last night after his first slightly rocky period at the club. And to clarify, 'rocky' for Woodyard is a 6 or 7 out of 10, rather than the usual 8 or 9/10 we've had out of him since he joined!

To reach 100 games in less than 2 seasons is a magnificent achievement, and shows another somewhat underrated side to his game - he's never injured and almost always gets through a fully-charged 90 minutes as well.

Without question the best midfielder I've seen in the red & white in my 25+ years, although Peter Gain would run him fairly close (and I still have a soft spot for Udo Onwere as well!).

Thought he was back to his usual outstanding best last night after his first slightly rocky period at the club. And to clarify, 'rocky' for Woodyard is a 6 or 7 out of 10, rather than the usual 8 or 9/10 we've had out of him since he joined!

To reach 100 games in less than 2 seasons is a magnificent achievement, and shows another somewhat underrated side to his game - he's never injured and almost always gets through a fully-charged 90 minutes as well.

Without question the best midfielder I've seen in the red & white in my 25+ years, although Peter Gain would run him fairly close (and I still have a soft spot for Udo Onwere as well!).

to add to that praise he also has a superb disciplinary record - considering the role he plays, the intensity, the number of minutes he is on the pitch and the number of challenges he gets in a game. bostwick and rhead could learn from him there.

Well done Alex; he has to be our best central midfielder since Jon Nolan. Wembley should provide some battle between them.

Whether he is as good as Peter Gain, I am not sure; the same confidence about getting forward is not quite there. Gainy had that special unpredictability about him. He could bring the ball forward from deep, waltz passed a couple of players and only then decide either to provide a telling pass, or drive on and have a shot/chip himself. Get anywhere near the box, and Alex is almost nailed on to provide a pass rather than to have a go.

Amazing so many games in such a short time. Must have played in almost all our matches. It also feels like hes always started as opposed to come on from the subs bench. Been very loyal to DC and our club as I really thought we'd lose him over the summer.

He missed 4 games last season due to being deliberately rested (the FA Trophy games at Welling, Boreham Wood and York plus the league game at Maidstone). That means he played in 57 of our 61 games, and picked up just 5 yellow cards. He has collected 5 more yellows this season (2 of which in the Checkatrade), meaning he gets booked once every ten games or so. Great record.